[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough].

  • Islington (London, England). London Borough.
Date:
[1973?]
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Credit: [Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ANALYSIS OF INFANT DEATHS - 1972 (Based on Registrar General's Returns) Primary Cause of Death Under 1 day Days Weeks Months 1-2 2-3 3-4 4-5 5-6 6-7 1-2 2-3 3-4 1-2 2-3 3-4 4-5 5-6 6-7 7-8 8 -9 9-10 10-11 11-12 Totals Benign and unspecified neoplasms 1 1 Other diseases of nervous system 1 1 1 1 Pneumonia 2 1 1 4 Other diseases of the respiratory system 1 1 1 3 Congenital anomalies 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 Birth injury, difficult labour, etc 7 2 1 2 1 2 15 Other causes of perinatal mortality 4 1 1 6 Symptoms and ill defined conditions 1 2 1 1 1 6 All other accidents 1 1 1 3 Totals 16 3 2 2 4 1 2 1 6 5 2 1 2 1 2 50 Estimated Child Population Under 1 year 1-4 Total under 5 5- 14 Total under 15 Islington 3,240 10,160 13,400 26,300 39,700 Greater London 104,990 399,710 504,700 1,060,900 1,565,600 Deaths of Infants Under One Year The infant mortality rate shows an increase since 1971 but is still below the national rate. The increase is due to the 1972 rates being based on 1971 census statistics as against 1961 census for previous years. Nearly one third of all infant deaths occurred within the first twenty four hours following birth. Respiratory disease remains the greatest risk to infants from one to twelve months; of a total of nineteen infant deaths in the age group one to twelve months, seven were due to pneumonia and other diseases of the respiratory system. Maternal mortality In a total of 3,131 live and still births there were two maternal deaths, one was due to abortion and the second to complications of preganancy. Respiratory Tuberculosis The death rate for lung tuberculosis of 0.03 per 1,000 population last year was the lowest ever recorded in the borough and the rate was unchanged in 1972. 13